Agriculture Department Moves to Rehire Some Bird Flu Response Workers
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is trying to reverse the firing of some employees who were involved in responding to the nation’s growing bird flu outbreak, officials said this week.
USDA tries to reverse mistaken firing of bird flu response workers
The department is trying to rehire the employees as avian influenza causes egg prices to soar and as Elon Musk’s DOGE makes sweeping cuts to government agencies.
Bird flu vaccine for chickens given conditional license from USDA
The company, Zoetis, said this license was granted on the “demonstration of safety, purity, and reasonable expectation of efficacy.”
Fired USDA workers were 'boots on the ground' in bird flu battle
Federal agriculture workers laid off in "Valentine's Day Massacre" deny they were part of a bloated bureaucracy.
USDA Admits Firing People Working On Bird Flu Was A Mistake
The Department of Agriculture said Wednesday that it’s trying to hire back fired employees who’d been working on the government’s response to bird flu ― a growing outbreak that’s caused egg prices to soar,
The USDA is scrambling to rehire officials working to curb the spread of bird flu after firing them
The H5N1 avian flu has impacted more than 160 million birds, resulting in the deaths of 20 million egg-laying chickens since 2022.
Uncertainty about bird flu effort after USDA job cuts that included mistaken firings
The firings of thousands of USDA employees included some who the department acknowledged were essential to bird flu effort and are being recalled
USDA says it will release $20 million of frozen farmer funds
The U.S. Department of Agriculture will release approximately $20 million in funding for previously approved contracts that ...
United States Department of Agriculture freezes promised farmer payments
Farmers in Iowa and eleven other midwestern states are not getting payments they were promised from the United States ...
Opinion: So called war on waste is a war on the people of Congressional District 4
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New department leaders promise to correct USDA's mismanagement of SNAP funds
A recent government audit of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program showed that the Biden administration’s management ...
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Alaska, one of two states without a cabinet-level agriculture department, is planning to create one
Under an executive order from Gov. Mike Dunleavy, the new department will start July 1 unless voted down by legislators.
Billions of dollars at stake for farmers hit by Trump funding freeze, pause on foreign aid
Many farmers are awaiting payments on contracts and have not been told when or if they will receive expected funding.
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Feds find multiple violations of Animal Welfare Act at roadside zoo in Bandon
A Dec. 3 inspection by the United States Department of Agriculture cited eight direct violations of the Animal Welfare Act at West Coast Game Park Safari in Coos County.
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Florida Agriculture Commissioner Directs Name Change From ‘Gulf Of Mexico’ To ‘Gulf Of America’
In a move aligning with President Donald Trump’s Executive Order 14172, Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Wilton Simpson announced today that the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer ...